A 28-year-old woman, associated in a murder case, who had been absconding for the past five years was arrested on Saturday (September 19, 2026).
According to the police, Tej Mandal (27), a native of Bangladesh, owned a spa at Kumarasamipatti in Salem. In October 2021, she was murdered, and her body was found in a suitcase at the spa. The Hasthampatti police registered a case, inquired and found four women staff of the spa allegedly murdered her in a money dispute and absconded.
The police had been on the lookout for the four accused for the past five years. Acting on tip-off that one of the accused, Nishirafi Sheikh (28), is hiding in Pune in Maharashtra, a special team of police went to Pune and arrested her on Saturday.
Police sources said that she will be brought to Salem, after investigations, and will be remanded in prison.
Published – September 19, 2026 06:25 pm IST
